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Post by csharpminor on Jul 31, 2012 16:19:38 GMT -5
I don't care much what the reviewer's opinion is as long as it has the facts (what kind of music, voice e.t.c.) After that I use my own ears. What I mostly care about,for Adam, is to see as many reviews as possible. I'd rather have less reviews. I was much happier when it was 80 at 5-6 reviews. :( If at least one person reads the review and says "who is this Adam Lambert?" and goes to youtube to listen, I'm happy. How can you search for someone if you don't know he exists? |
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Post by ileanne on Jul 31, 2012 16:22:38 GMT -5
Well, I ordered Sauli's Fault magazine -- I decided I'd been enjoying his blogs and roadshows (thanks to Mia and Zinnia) and it was payback time. Regarding the word fate or faith, you can live your life having faith that things will go well and if something unfortunate crops up, you have faith in your abilities to navigate the currents. I ordered it too for the same reason. He brightens lives and would like him to have some more photo sessions. :D |
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Post by gelly14 on Jul 31, 2012 16:23:12 GMT -5
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Post by midwifespal on Jul 31, 2012 16:29:48 GMT -5
So, on the metacritic site, four of the five weakest reviews for Trespassing are from UK publications. So much for the UK critics embracing the album. However, I just noticed that three of the publications (Guardian, Observer, Q) tend to give lower ratings on average than other reviewers. So maybe they are just tough graders? It's too bad, though -- I would have liked to have seen Trespassing's overall score at least equal FYE (overall score 71). Yeah, I noticed the UK reviews really downgraded his score. Wasn't it 80 at the highest? And wasn't it the UK that was raving about his album early on? Very disappointing. I've decided not to read album reviews any more because it upsets me so much. Awww, don't know if this will make you feel any better, but take it from somebody who went to graduate school in England--this is a well-known problem across the board (not specific to Adam personally). American graduate students in England who want to apply to further programs in the US, or to academic jobs over here, have the unenviable task of trying to explain to the British professors writing them letters of reference that they have to "throw some glitter on it" for the American market, lol. US letters tend towards statements like "this is the best student I ever had, a major mind," whilst a Brit who concedes that her student is "very competent" has offered high praise indeed. Goddam understated Brits. With their cool and their irony and their fucking stiff fucking upper fucking lips. ;D Luckily, most US programs/schools know to boost the lackluster letters from the UK by a good bit, to get an accurate reading. Still, trust me, this is a widespread problem for Americans studying across the pond, lol. Looks like we're in good company! ;D Don't be glum--there were plenty of glowing reviews here to lift your spirits. Just go back to the RS one if your feeling blue. And I've gotta believe a lot more people read those than look up meta-critic scores (which are meta-meta, and quite disconnected from real life).  |
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Post by FanOfTheMan on Jul 31, 2012 16:33:31 GMT -5
Q Magazine
Jul 27, 2012
40
"Trespassing is magnificent is its competence, but sadly, it doesn't appear to have an actual beating heart in it anywhere." [Aug 2012, p.102]
This is mind boggling to me. No actual beating heart? The heart is beating throughout!
For 4,164 reviews, this publication has graded:
39% higher than the average critic
2% same as the average critic
59% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 7.1 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Music review score: 64
No beating heart? - WTH - are they deaf? >:( ETA- I believe this critic has no heart or a heart of stone and therefore cannot detect heart in the music he critiques. He is the one lacking, not Adam's heartfelt music. :-/ |
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Post by seoulmate on Jul 31, 2012 16:44:19 GMT -5
OH LORD IS RIGHT. I CAN'T EVEN.... sadlkfj;aoivta4jmac[ji,adkcji a[je lzkvmf; zdigj OMG HE LOOKS SO HAPPY IN THESE PICS!!!! And you can see adamantine's/BlackandYellow's bracelets so clearly!!! ;D |
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Post by nica575 on Jul 31, 2012 16:48:56 GMT -5
Q Magazine
Jul 27, 2012
40
"Trespassing is magnificent is its competence, but sadly, it doesn't appear to have an actual beating heart in it anywhere." [Aug 2012, p.102]
This is mind boggling to me. No actual beating heart? The heart is beating throughout!
For 4,164 reviews, this publication has graded:
39% higher than the average critic
2% same as the average critic
59% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 7.1 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Music review score: 64
No beating heart? - WTH - are they deaf? >:( you know... why to get upset? the reviewer has no beating heart obviously... fell sorry for him/her... not for the album... |
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Post by QueeenAl on Jul 31, 2012 16:49:22 GMT -5
Thank you gelly!!! You brighten (the end of) my day!!!!
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Post by leenaseyez on Jul 31, 2012 16:52:58 GMT -5
>Just watching BTIKM video in my TV!
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Post by thelambertluvva on Jul 31, 2012 16:53:37 GMT -5
Yeah, I noticed the UK reviews really downgraded his score. Wasn't it 80 at the highest? And wasn't it the UK that was raving about his album early on? Very disappointing. I've decided not to read album reviews any more because it upsets me so much. Awww, don't know if this will make you feel any better, but take it from somebody who went to graduate school in England--this is a well-known problem across the board (not specific to Adam personally). American graduate students in England who want to apply to further programs in the US, or to academic jobs over here, have the unenviable task of trying to explain to the British professors writing them letters of reference that they have to "throw some glitter on it" for the American market, lol. US letters tend towards statements like "this is the best student I ever had, a major mind," whilst a Brit who concedes that her student is "very competent" has offered high praise indeed. Goddam understated Brits. With their cool and their irony and their fucking stiff fucking upper fucking lips. ;D Luckily, most US programs/schools know to boost the lackluster letters from the UK by a good bit, to get an accurate reading. Still, trust me, this is a widespread problem for Americans studying across the pond, lol. Looks like we're in good company! ;D Don't be glum--there were plenty of glowing reviews here to lift your spirits. Just go back to the RS one if your feeling blue. And I've gotta believe a lot more people read those than look up meta-critic scores (which are meta-meta, and quite disconnected from real life). Awww, thanks midwifespal for trying to make me feel better. You see, I am one of those people was always defending Adam against haters on Twitter, YouTube, Amazon, etc. who would say his album was crap, and I would pull out "Well he got a Metacritic score of 80. It's higher than Carrie's, Adele's, etc." Now I cannot say that any more. And I bet some of those people are probably revisiting my comments and saying "Told you so, he's crap". :( What I cannot understand about the Brits is that they are so snooty/harsh on certain (American?) artists like Adam, yet they are the ones who love Lana Del Rey (sorry people if you are fans of hers) and I remember I heard they used to play Willow Smith on the radio (I hated that song "Whip My Hair"). And some of these UK artists who are popular, like Cher Lloyd, Ed Sheeran, One Direction, Olly...I just don't see them as way more talented than Adam. After being in the UK over two weeks for Queenbert, I actually couldn't listen to the Top 40 radio there. I thought it was horrible. Anyway, appreciate you responding. It's nice when someone reads your posts. I'll take your advice and go read that RS review again.  |
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